Cooking and heat-retaining apparatus.



' PATENTED MAR. 10, 1908.

' M. 0. ANTHONY.

.GOOKING AND HEAT RETAINING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATIOK FILED saw. 32, 1900.

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- GOOKlING AND HEAT-RETMNING APPARATUS.

Specification ofv Letters Patent.

Application filed September 22,1906. Serial m. 335,741,

city of New York, borough of Man attan, county of New York,-and State of NewYork,

have invented a certain new and useful Cooking and Heat-Retalnin Apparatus, of which the following is a spec cation.

This invention is a cooking and heat reta1n1ng apparatus, and the object in view is to rovide a' device of compact and economica construction whereby a large amount of .material may be cooked, and, after cooking,

retained in a heated condition.

Heretofore'it has been proposed to provide a devlce whereby an lndividual container, the contents of which having been once heated to a required temperature, might'be protected in such manner as to preventthe radiation of heat from said container, but experience has proved that it is impracticable to employ a number of such containers individua y.-

By my invention I am enabled to accomplish all the advanta es incident to employmg a large number 0 individual containers,

but in a more feasible and economical man-.

ner in so far as the uantity of non-conducting material employed is concerned; further, because my ap aratus employs much less space than the in ividual containers would, and, also, is devoid of the man obvious and manifest disadvantages inci cut to the emplo ment of individual containers. r

n the drawings I have shown one embodiment of the invention, but the construction shown therein isto be understood as illustrative, only and not as defining the limits of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cooking and heat retaining a paratus constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken in the plane indicated by the irregular dottedline 2-2 of Fig. 1, l0oking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 8-3' of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 4 is a detail view of a portion of one of the casings, showing a corner plate and the slot therein ada ted for the rece tion of a pivotal pin, and Fig, 5 is a vertica sec tionon the line 55 of Fig. 4.

The apparatus of this invention con-templates the employment ofia plurality of cas- .mgs, three of which are indicated at A, B, C.

O. ANTHONY,-

in the drawings that I may employ a single casing, or'I may use only two casings, or'I'may increase the.

number of casings according to the desired capacity of the apparatus. The casings, or some 0 them, are supported movably on a frame or stand D. Said frame may be of any suitable or appropriate construction, but in the drawings it isshown as of knockdown construction.' It consists of a lurality ofuprights d, a bottom piece (1, an a top piece (1.. The side pieces (1' d, are provided with openings or slots e, and the to and bottom pieces 41, d, are shouldere to produce tenons e, the latter extending throu h the slots or openings e, and receivlng we ges or ke s e Said wedges are adapted to be tig tened in' the tenons e, and to bind against the side ieces d, whereby the several parts of the ame D may be. drawn to- .Patented March 10,1908. 4 a

but it is tobe understood gether tightly for the purpose of producing a rigid structure. It' is evident that. the wedges orkeys a, may be removed, and the sides d'separated from the top and bottom d, d, thus enabling the entire frame to be collapsed and foldedwithin a small space. It is preferred to construct the severa cas ings A, B, C, toreceive quite a number of cookingpots or vessels, and for this. purpose I have shown the casing A as being provlded with three pockets or chambers, the casin 'B as having two pockets or receptacles, eac 3 of which is somewhat larger'than the individual receptacles of the casing A,-whereas i i the casing C is shown as having a single pocket of larger capacity than the pockets of struction of the several casings may be modieither casings A or B. This detailed confied or changed at pleasure. As shown, each casing A, B, C, is providedwith a false top or horizontal partitlon- F, the-same being secured firmly in lace near the upper portion 'of the casin .the casing which are secured suitable receptacles g, the

his false top or part1tion of is provided with openings f, in

latter being made preferably ofmetal. The casing A is shown as-- having three 'of these receptacles g, and said receptacles ,are surrounded or envelo ed, practically, by nonconducting materia H, the latter completely filling the casing A between its bottom and the false top F. As shown, the partition F of the. casin B is provided with two openof the receptacles g, and these 'receptac es 'ings f, in w 'ch are secured the upper ed es are practicall surrounded or envelo ed by the non-condi lcting materialv H. he remaining casing C of the apparatus shown is provided with a single opening in the partitionF, in which'opening is secured the. edge portion of a single rece tacle 9- the latter eing embedded in, an practically enveloped-by the non-conducting material H all as clearly shown by Fig. 3 of the drawings. The several receptacles g, 9', y form integral a or (permanent parts of the casings A, B, C,

' this partition is provided. with one or more openings/i, the same bein directly over the o enings f, or f, or f, il l the artition F. e opening 4. in each partition I is somewhat larger than the corresponding openin of the partition F, and in each openin i of t e 'artition I is placed a cover J, o the 000 'n vessel, or other culinary article.

The race tacles g, g, g of the several casings, are c osed by indlvidual covers. The casing C is }provided with a single cover C, the casing has two covers B, arranged to be independently operated for the purpose of obtaining access to the receptacles y, whereasthe casin A is shown as having three covers A, a apted to close the individual receptacles g. As shown, each cover is hinged to this casing, and said cover is cham' bered for the reception of non-conducting material K. As shown, the casing O of the apparatus rests upon the top piece d of the frame, the latter serving as a shelf for said casing. The casing may be placed on the topvshelf or removed at will therefrom.

or the purpose of compactly arranging the casings of my apparatus, permitting or to the bottom piece (1.

ready access to be obtained thereto when it is desired to place -the cooking vessels in, or remove them, from said casings, and to arrange the casings out of the way of the housewife when they are not in use or when they are set aside for the purpose of completing the cooking operation, I arrange the casings A, B, one above the other, and support them movably within the stand of frame D. As shown, the casing A is supported by two pairs of parallel links L, L. The links are arranged at the respective ends of the casing A, and'they are pivotally supported at their lower ends b means of pins Z, the latter being fastens to the sides (I of the frame D, The upper ends of the links L, L, are'connected pivotally and detachably withthe casin' A, near the upper corners thereof. The etailed conupon the partition F, and

struction of such detachable and pivotal connection between one link and. the. casing is shown by Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings. The casing is provided with a corner strap or angle plate..M,- the same being preferably cast and secured screws n to said casing. The casing is recessed, as at a, and the corner plate or strap M is provided with a slot or opening m, the latter being shown as a keyhole slot. Each link is provided at its upper end with a headed stud or pin 0, the same being adapted to enter the slot on, and to be received in the recess a. The two pairs of links are connected pivotally with the casing near its respective'corners and at its res ective ends, whereby the easing is pivotaly supported on the stand or frame by the arms or links, and it is adapted to be moved bodily in an inward and out-- ward direction relative thereto. It will be noted that the links L, L, are movable inwardly of the frame so that they may assume vertical positions, as shown by Figs. 1'

and 2, and by dotted lines in Fig. 2, thus supporting the casing A, substantially within the sides d of said frame. The arms'or. links, and the casing A, may be swung outwardly to the position shown by full lines in Fig. 2, in which position the casing is supported by the arms substantially outside of the frame, thus permitting the covers A to be lifted and exposing the receptacles g. The arms are prevented from swinging too far outwardly by a suitable stop or stops 1), each being shown as a pin or screw fastened to the sides (1 of the frame, and said stops beingin the path of two 'of said arms or links. The casing B is supported and operated in a similar manner as the casing A. The arms or links 0, O, for said casing B are pivoted, at their lower ends, by pins or screws q, to the sides d of the frame, and the upper ends of said arms 0, O, are connected pivotally to the angle 'or corner plates P of said casing B, by devices constructed substantially the same as the devices shown. by Figs. 4 and5. The

arms 0, O, and the casing B, are prevented D, to substantially the position in which the casingA is shown by Fig. 2. Either casing is thus supported outside of the frame D for obtaining easy and quick access to the receptacles which are provided therein and are surrounded by the non-conducting material. A

The several covers of either casing A or B ma be raised, and the cooking vessel or pet, wit the heated contents thereof, maybe deposited in one of the several rece taclesof said casing, after which the cover is placed in position, and the hinged cover of the easfor any desired time.

ing is closed. The casing may now be shoved back within the limits of the frame D, and the apparatus may be allowed to rest or set The cooking vessel or pot is entirely enveloped by heat resisting material, and the heat of the material being cooked is thus retained within the casing for casings A, B, when supported externally of the frame by the arms, has a tendency to 'ovcrbalance the frame, and to cause it to tilt.

To overcome this objection, I may provide the frames with one or more foldable feet Q. Said feet are shown byFigs. 1 to 3, inclusive, as being connected pivotally at q to the bottom piece d of the frame, but any desired equivalent may be employed in lieu of said feet.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the class described, a frame, a cooking and heat-retaining receptacle rovided with a cover, and arms connectec to the frame and to said rece tacle for supportin the latter within said rame, said arms an the receptacle being ca ableof swinging outwardly from the frame, W ereby the receptacle is supportedbeyond the. frame and in a position to open its cover.

1,2. In a device of the class described, a frame, a cooking and heat-retainin receptacle, arms pivoted to the frame an to said receptacle, said arms and the rece tacle being movable inwardly and outwar ly of the frame, and means for limiting-the outward swinging movement of the arms when in a position inclined upwardly and outwardly from the frame.

3. In a device of the class described, a frame, a cooking and heat-retaining receptacle and two pairs of arms, ea h arm being pivoted tothe frame and connected pivotally and detachably to the receptacle, said arms and the ,rece tacle being movable inwardly andfoutwar y relative to the ame, and

said receptacle being removable from said arms. 7

4. In a device of the class described, a frame, a plurality of cookin and heat-retaining receptacles, and 'a plura ity of devlces for supporting the receptacles individually on the frame, each rece tacle and its su porting devices bein mova le relative to t e frame independent y of the other receptacles and the respective supporting devices therefor. u 5. In a device of the class described, a frame, a'plurality of cooking and heat-retaining receptacles, and a plurality of arms for supportlng the receptacles individually on the frame, each receptacle and itsarms being movable relative to the frame independently of the other receptacles.

6. In a device of the class described, a frame, a plurality of cooking and heat-retaining receptacles, and a plurality of arms for supportlng the receptacles individually onthe frame, each receptacle and its arm being movable inwardly and outwardly of the frame, said movement of the receptacle being independent of the other receptacles.

, 7. In a device of the class described,. a

frame, means pivoted thereto, a casin supported and earned by said means, an nonconducting material contained within sald casin 8. In a-device of the class described, a frame, two series of parallel arms pivoted thereto, and a casin supported and movable by said arms inwar ly and outwardly of the frame.

9; In a device of the 'class described, a frame, parallel arms pivotedthereto, and a casing supported and movable by said arms, said casing being removable from said arms.

10. In a device of the class described, a

frame, means secured to the casing andmov-.

able with relation thereto, a casing detachably connected to and movable by said means, a second means secured to the frame abovesaid' first mentioned means, anda second casing carried by and movable with RCUS O. ANTHONY. Witnesses: I

J s. H. GRIFFIN, H. I. BERNHARD. I

- the said second 'means independently of the signed my a 

